The 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup was the fourth and final edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which took place between 18 May and 22 June 2024. It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers were the defending champions. The tournament ran alongside the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
The Blaze won the tournament, defeating South East Stars in the final.
Format Teams played ten matches in the group stage, playing four teams once and three teams twice. The top four in the group advanced to Finals Day, which was played at the County Ground, Derby. 24 group stage matches were played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast.
Teams The teams were as listed below. Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire) Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland) North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria) South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent) Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire) Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk) The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures Group stage Source:
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 179/5 (20 overs) v South East Stars (19 June). Top score by an individual: Hollie Armitage – 97 (64) v Western Storm (16 June). Best bowling figures by an individual: Kirstie Gordon – 5/12 (4 overs) v North West Thunder (2 June).
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sKathryn BryceThe Blaze121247843.456205Hollie ArmitageNorthern Diamonds101032335.889703Sophia DunkleySouth East Stars9926529.445802Jo GardnerSunrisers101026032.5079*01Paige ScholfieldSouth East Stars10925943.1673*03 Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wKirstie GordonThe Blaze47.12212.505/121Erin BurnsNorthern Diamonds30.11611.755/251Matilda Corteen-ColemanSouth East Stars41.21613.315/191Charli KnottSouthern Vipers37.01614.934/230Heather GrahamThe Blaze24.2159.204/100 Source: ESPNCricinfo
References
External links Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo